Veteran television and movie actor, Yusuf Husain died on Saturday morning. Director Hansal Mehta, who is a late actor’s son-in-law, shared an emotional tribute to his’ father figure’ on social media.
Sharing a detailed incident from the initial days of his career, Mehta wrote that Husain helped him financially to complete his first film ‘Shahid.
“I had completed 2 schedules of Shahid. And we were stuck. I was troubled. A non-existent career as a filmmaker was almost finished completely. He just came up to me and said I have a fixed deposit and it is of no use to me if you are so troubled. He wrote a cheque. Shahid was completed. That was Yusuf Husain,” wrote Mehta.
Calling the late actor his father and not father-in-law, Mehta further wrote, “He was life – if life itself had to have a physical form. Today he is gone. To remind all those women in heaven that they are ‘Duniya ki sabse khubsurat ladki’ and all the men that they are ‘Haseen naujwaan’. And then to end with a booming ‘love you love you love you’. Yusuf Saab I owe this new life to you. I am truly orphaned today. Life will never be the same. I will miss you terribly. My Urdu will remain broken. And yes – love you love you love you!”‘
Soon after the death of the senior actor broke, others from the industry started pouring in tributes. Firsts among the many were Manoj Bajpayee, Pooja Bhatt and Abhishek Bachchan.
“Sad News!!! Condolences to @safeenahusain @mehtahansal & the entire family!!! Rest in peace Yusuf saab,” wrote actor Manoj Bajpayee.
Abhishek Bachchan also condoled the death of the actor and remembered the projects he worked with him on.
“#RIP Yusuf Ji. We worked together on several films starting with Kuch na kaho and lastly on Bob Biswas. He was gentle, kind and full of warmth. Condolences to his family” wrote Bachchan.
